Essentials for Childhood
Young children experience their world through their relationships with parents and other caregivers. Safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments are essential to preventing child abuse and neglect.
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Essentials for Childhood Framework
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The Essentials for Childhood Framework pdf icon[24.3 MB, 36 Pages] includes strategies to promote relationships and environments that can help create neighborhoods, communities, and a world in which every child can thrive.
Page last reviewed: July 28, 2020